Carlyle’s top French buyout partners to go next year
The departures highlight a changing of the guard in European private equity accelerated by five years of a sluggish economy and a dearth of deals European companies…
Buy us or leave us, JKX tells ‘raiders’
Paul Davies, the chief executive who survived an attempted boardroom coup, urges the group’s leading shareholders to ‘either buy the company or don’t’ European companies…
France Tel chief under formal investigation
During more than two days of police questioning Stéphane Richard was moved to a hospital apparently suffering from fatigue European companies…
Inditex: still in fashion?
Spanish fashion retailer and owner of Zara, known for impressive growth in recent years, had a lacklustre first quarter. Should investors be worried? European companies…
Vodafone in Kabel Deutschland talks
UK mobile group makes preliminary approach to Germany’s largest cable operator, which has market capitalisation of €6.6bn European companies…
Elan accused of misleading shareholders
Private equity group Royalty Pharma says shareholders were misinformed over voting procedures pivotal to its $ 6.7bn hostile bid for the Irish company European companies…
Blueprint for bank executioner faces shredder
Showing its usual flair for countercyclical political timing, Brussels is poised to serve Berlin exactly what it does not want European companies…
Swedbank ‘utility banking’ pays dividends
Swedish lender realigns strategy to sacrifice risky growth for a ‘boring’ – but applauded – policy of making substantial payouts to shareholders European companies…
A plush Georgian façade looms large
A group of hedge funds, holding just over 4 per cent of RHJI’s shares, have tabled resolutions to oust the company’s management – led by Leonhard Fischer European companies…
Inditex figures may signal end of miracle
Bad weather in Europe, unfavourable currency changes and comparisons with 2012 that exceeded expectations are expected to slow the pace of growth European companies…
